What does "solute" mean?
Solute: Relaxed; hence; merry; cheerful. [R.] A brow solute, and ever-laughing eye. Young.
Additional senses
- 2.Soluble; as, a solute salt. [Obs.]
- 3.(Bot.) Not adhering; loose; -- opposed to adnate; as, a solute stipule.
- 4.To dissolve; to resolve. [Obs.]
- 5.To absolve; as, to solute sin. [Obs.] Bale.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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